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I got some questions.... Did you take rear shocks out and put the screws for the shocks and rear brace back in? Or is that exactly how the car broke? I see chassis broken. But not sure of anything else..

It would be very odd if car broke exactly as in the picture or in half just like that... As I don't see how the shocks came out....

Sad to see you give up. All said and done, there's absolutely no way that chassis would break right there if everything was installed correctly and functioning properly. Unless you landed on a pointy rock from 20ft in the air directly on that spot of the chassis, the metal rear brace would absolutely not let that happen. Just remember, keep having fun!

I'm still trying to figure out how it broke like that without breaking a bulkhead. Did you put in the 2 screws holding the end of the bulkheads back in when you removed stock chassis brace? Did you use screws long enough to reach?

Part of it could be the tires your running. When I ran those on my ERBEv1 (RPM true-track, alloy P2 rockers, p2 rods), the tire tread and sidewall was so tall that the shocks would bottom out before the chassis was touching the ground. In my case, I snapped shock ends and push rod ends. Maybe your real fluke was that your pushrod ends and shock ends were too strong! Not being able to bottom out would flex the chassis near that area down, and with the rear brace, it would have little choice but to stretch in that area repeatedly and over time, break.

I really really want to put those tires on my ERBE now that I've converted to a v2... I miss the plush feeling they gave me on my v1. If I do, I'll perhaps lower the ride height via the push rod location.

im actually now using a torox8t 1950kv motor. i like it a little better than the ripper motor, about the same price too... Wires have been fine I only solder when i have to and its usually a mess, most times i get adapters on ebay.
im running stock spur i think 54t and 16t pinion. I like the proline mx38 best for tires.

IftiBashir: I went with the 80mm straps figuring in room for stretching they give plenty of travel as is though. I also use aluminum rod ends on the suspension rods, so far many cartwheels and bad landings and not problems
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